rainy day

i didnt have time to see the weather forecast this morning and decided to just peek out the window. it was really cloudy, gray, and gloomy so naturally i grabbed an umbrella and a sweatshirt. the weather forecasters in japan must have a pretty impressive record; no one else had an umbrella. i swear i must have been the only one in hitachi who thought gray clouds=good chance of showers. and as i was dragging my big umbrella around after work and still no rain i kinda wanted it to atleast drizzle a bit just so i could feel justified and not look like a confused foreigner who misunderstood the weather forecast.

fyi fullproof ways to tell the weather in japan: lots of people on the trains and buses=rainy morning, futons hanging out on the balcony of every apartment building and house=nice sunny day.